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October 26, 1973
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Jets ‘Lean’ On Captain; Blazers Jolted By Losses
WINNIPEG— At first glance, you’d think the position of captain with Winnipeg Jets is a meaningless role. Jets have Nick Mickoski running the show from the bench, and playing coach Bobby Hull running things on the ice. Ordinarily, you wouldn’t expect a man of Hull’s stature to be taking advice from other players. Yet Hull is turning more and more this season to Jets’ captain Ab McDonald for help. It is an indication of the respect the 37-year-old McDonald has generated. McDonald, who recently signed his 1973-74 contract with Jets, got a new lease on life by signing with the WHA last year. The big (6-2, 194-pounds) left winger appeared near the end of his NHL career after playing only 19 games with Detroit in 1971-72, spending the rest of the season…
Howe Returns Home To Standing Ovation In Detroit ‘Double’
DETROIT— Gordie Howe may be gone, wearing a strange blue and white uniform, but he’s still got Detroit in his hands. Howe made a triumphant return to the city where he starred for a quarter century, flanked by sons Marty and Mark, and drew sustained standing ovations when his Houston Aeros made a two night exhibition stand in the Motor City. Howe scored a goal and set up four more as the Aeros and Minnesota Saints tied. 3-3, and then Houston defeated the Red Wing alumni-sprinkled Los Angeles Sharks, 5-3. The first game drew 8,545 fans — it was up against the Monday night Dallas Cowboys-Washington Redskins football game—and the second game drew 9.119. The games were played in Cobo Arena, the city-owned facility that seats less than 11.000 for hockey. And the empty seats…
SOUTHERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
HOW THEY STAND SOUTHERN LEAGUE (Standings on Tues. Oct. 16) GAMES COMPLETED Fri. Oct. 12 Roanoke Valley 4 at Charlotte 2 Sun Coast 4 at Macon 5 Greensboro 4 at Winston-Salem 6 Sat. Oct. 13 Winston-Salem 4 at Greensboro 5 Charlotte 0 at Roanoke Valley 3 Sun Coast 7 at Macon 4 GAMES TO COME Tue. Oct 16 Sun coast at Charlotte Wed. Oct. 17 Roanoke at Greensboro Charlotte at Winston-Salem Thu. Oct. 18 Winston-Salem at Roanoke Fri. Oct. 19 Greesboro at Charlotte Roanoke at Winston-Salem Sat. Oct. 20 Charlotte at Greensboro Winston-Salem at Roanoke Macon at Suncoast Sun. Oct. 21 Macon at Suncoast Charlotte at Winston-Salem Tue. Oct. 23 Winston-Salem at Charlotte Wed. Oct. 24 Winston-Salem at Macon Thu. Oct. 25 Greensboro at Macon Fri. Oct. 26 Macon at Charlotte Greensboro at Suncoast Roanoke at Winston-Salem Starting SHL Rosters CHARLOTTE CHECKERS Goaltenders — Gaye Cooley, Neil Higgins. Forwards — John Rodger, Aiain Baithazard, Guy Burrowes, Jerry Butler, Rick Loe, Don Riley, Doug Mahood, Willie Trognitz, John Morrison, Dave Birch, Bob Tuff. Defensemen —…
Gulls Starve On Lean Diet Of Overtime
SAN DIEGO— Max McNab, vice-president and general manager of the San Diego Gulls, was one of the men who voted in favor of the return of a 10-minute overtime period to decide tie games in the Western Hockey League this season. He may have had a change of heart after the opening weekend of play. The Gulls lost back-to-back games, both in overtime. After a 3-2 victory in their home opener over the defending WHL champion Phoenix Roadrunners, the Gulls lost a 2-1 decision one minute and 25 seconds into overtime the following night in Phoenix and followed with a 2-1 loss the next night, 6:37 into overtime, to the Seattle Totems back in San Diego. Phoenix defenseman Hal Willis, who set up Murray Keogan for the first Phoenix goal with an interception,…
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